Live Commentary: Sunderland 2-4 West Bromwich Albion - as it happened

Sunderland went into today's home encounter against West Bromwich Albion with only one victory from their last seven matches at the Stadium of Light.

Unfortunately for the Black Cats, that form carried on this afternoon as the Baggies left Wearside with all three points courtesy of a 4-2 win.

Find out how the match unfolded with our minute-by-minute commentary below.

2.44pmThat's all we have for from the Stadium of Light. Thanks for the joining us this afternoon and be sure to check out our analysis of the match, which will be with you shortly.

2.43pmThe final whistle is greeted by a number of jeers from the home faithful. They are not a happy bunch and you can understand why. Their side have not performed this season and they carried that into this match. Fair play to West Brom - they played some good football and fully deserve the points.

2.40pmFULL-TIME: Sunderland 2-4 West Brom

90+5 minWith Sunderland piling men forward there was always a chance that they would be caught out and they have been. Lukaku squared the ball for Fortune, who cut inside before curling the ball inside the far post. Game over.

90+4 minGOAL! Sunderland 2-4 West Brom (Fortune)

90+3 minOFF THE POST! So close for West Brom! Lukaku does brilliantly to work himself the opportunity inside the area before smashing the ball against the upright. When the ball rebounds out, the danger is eventually cleared.

90+2 minSAVE! Fresh from his goal last week, Sunderland defender Carlos Cuellar forces Myhill into a diving save with a looping header.

90+1 minSUBSTITUTION: West Brom look to protect what they've got by bringing on Gabriel Tamas in place of James Morrison.

90 minSunderland have four minutes of stoppage time to find an equaliser...

87 minSunderland just won't go away! Myhill did well to push away a powerful header from Fletcher but Sessegnon was on hand to lash the rebound into the roof of the net. Looks like we are going to get an exciting finish.

86 minGOAL! Sunderland 2-3 West Brom (Sessegnon)

82 minConfident work from Lukaku, who powers the ball into the bottom left hand corner with Mignolet well beaten. That should seal the points for the visitors.

81 minGOAL! Sunderland 1-3 West Brom (Lukaku)

80 minThat is a stonewall penalty for West Brom as Johnson trips up Liam Ridgewell inside the area. Lukaku will take it...

79 minPENALTY TO WEST BROM!

75 minBoy did Sunderland need that! Craig Gardner is the goalscorer, albeit via a deflection off Fortune, who was stood in the wall as Gardner struck his free kick. The noise levels have lifted inside the Stadium of Light. Game on!

71 minSUBSTITUTION: Final roll of the dice for Sunderland as Louis Saha comes on for Jack Colback.

65 minIt's all gone a bit flat now. West Brom look content with what they've got and why wouldn't they? The onus is on Sunderland to do something and create chances but at the moment it's not happening.

56 minAt present West Brom are looking relatively comfortable. Sunderland are perhaps seeing more of the ball but they are doing very little with it.

48 minSAVE! West Brom almost wrapped up the match there. Long raced through into the Sunderland area but his rising shot was blocked by the advancing Mignolet.

1.49pmHALF-TIME SUBSTITUTION: Sunderland will go for it in the second half as winger James McClean comes on for defender John O'Shea. They have noting to lose I suppose!

1.36pmWell, same old story as far as Sunderland are concerned. They've huffed and puffed, but there is very little quality on show. West Brom have been by no means great, but they are getting the job done - albeit with a helping hand from Mignolet!

45 minWe've got at least three minutes of stoppage time here...

43 minGOAL! Sunderland 0-2 West Brom (Long)

39 minBOOKING! West Brom's James Morrison has his name taken following a late sliding challenge on Sessegnon.

38 minJust seen a shot of West Brom boss Steve Clarke and he looked rather angry! Dread to think how he would appear if his side were losing!

33 minSUBSTITUTION: It's an early exit for Sunderland's Cattermole, who has picked up a knee problem. He has been replaced by Craig Gardner. The home side will miss Cattermole's influence.

31 minWhat a strike from Zoltan Gera. Having weighed up his options, the Hungarian opted to shoot from 25 yards out and he found the top corner! It actually came against the run of play but West Brom won't care one jot. The match needed that.

29 minGOAL! Sunderland 0-1 West Brom (Gera)

24 minSAVE! Sessegnon is again denied by Myhill, who pushes out the attacker's header. Luckily for the goalkeeper, Jonas Olsson was on hand to clear the rebound.

20 minBOOKING! A bad, bad decision from referee Mike Dean, who books Shane Long for diving. Replays show that the West Brom striker was clearly clipped by John O'Shea. The Sunderland defender is a lucky man because he is already on a yellow card.

17 minSAVE! We've all of a sudden got a game on our hands! Stephane Sessegnon sends a half-volley goalwards, which Myhill is able to turn around the post. The resultant corner comes to nothing.

15 minCHANCE! Claudio Yacob could and perhaps should have done better for West Brom there. He met a deep cross at the back post, but somehow sent his header well over the crossbar despite having time and space.

11 minIt's still West Brom that are seeing more of the ball. Every time Sunderland gain possession, they are being far too wasteful.

7 minVery little happening here at the moment. West Brom are keeping the ball well but are doing very little with it. Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill is urging his players to get about the opposition.

4 minSAVE! First sight of goal for Sunderland ends after Adam Johnson cuts inside, only to see his low shot held by Boaz Myhill in the West Brom goal.

12.45pmWest Brom get us off and running...

12.41pmThe players are now heading into the tunnel and the Sunderland walk-out anthem starts up...

12.38pmNot long until we are underway at the Stadium of Light now. The ground is filling up, although there are still a number of empty seats.

12.33pmWhile Sunderland have Fletcher to score their goals, the Black Cats will have to be wary of Peter Odemwingie at the other end. The Nigerian is West Brom's joint leading goalscorer with four goals. He has also found the net a further four times against Sunderland.

12.27pmHaving said that, they haven't been too good away from home. They have won just twice from their last 11 outings. However, Clarke's men will probably fancy their chances today when you consider Sunderland's recent home record.

12.22pmTalking of the Baggies, they have been very good this season. In fact, they've probably been the surprise package. If the season ended right now, they'd be playing Champions League football next season!

12.18pmThe Baggies are missing a couple of key players for this match - most notably between the posts in Ben Foster. He is still struggling with a groin injury, meaning that Boaz Myhill continues to deputise.

12.15pmWest Brom: Myhill; Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell; Yacob, Morrison; Odemwingie, Gera, Brunt; Long

12.14pmNo real surprises in that Sunderland team - they are arguably at full strength. A lot of the onus will be Steven Fletcher, who is their leading goalscorer.

12.12pmSunderland: Mignolet; Bardsley, Rose, Cuellar, O'Shea; Cattermole, Colback, Larsson, Johnson, Sessegnon; Fletcher

12.11pmRight, the teams are in...

12.10pmWhile both teams will be eager to win, you cannot help but think that the victory is more important for Sunderland. As mentioned in the introduction, they have only won once from their last eight matches at home. It's hardly a fortress at the moment.

12.05pmWe're still awaiting the team news from the Stadium of Light. We'll be sure to bring it to you as soon as it comes in.

12.02pmAfternoon all. Where do the weeks go hey?! It's Saturday again already and we've got a decent looking game to get us off an running.